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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1976

Page

5

Virginia brief highlights falloff in welfare aid and local benefit

In Alexandria a dying 15 year old Melinda Darnell receives public aid relief after a January cut off was temporarily halted. A Sunday benefit organized by local friends and amateur radio enthusiasts, featuring actor Jerry Lewis, aims to support her family while her health remains fragile. In Richmond a state election filing notes Fisher slightly outspent but reelected. in Staunton Reid Stores are sold effective January 3 to new owners within the Reid organization.

Alexandria Douglas ‘Darnell Melinda Darnell Darnells Fairfax County Social Services Department Mary Darnell Edward Amundson Darnell Jerry Lewis Melinda Staunton Edmund E. Mullins Reid Stores Shop & Save Food Market Waynesboro Malone & Hyde Fred C. Reid

One Per Cent Sales Tax Boost Only Single Levy That Would Meet Shortfall

Virginia studies show a 1 percent sales tax increase would generate about 143.1 million for 1977-78, enough to cover a 117.2 million budget gap. The estimate notes it would provide 95.4 million to the state and 47.7 million to localities if enacted, with officials clarifying no endorsement by Gov. Mills Godwin.

Richmond Office of Virginia Secretary of Administration and Finance Stuart W. Conneck Mills Godwin General Assembly Godwin Assembly Connock

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